Report Browser
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Report Browser contains features and layout panels for building extraction models and exporting extracted data.
There are two main panels in a Report Browser panel:
Model Layout panel
Data Export Settings panel
The Model layout panel displays the layout of your report model or extraction template. It contains data regions and fields built according to a custom extraction logic.
You can add and delete regions and fields, edit their properties, and export data directly to an excel sheet, a CSV file, or a database table using the options available in this window.
In the figure below, you can see an extraction model that has a hierarchical structure. This model contains a single instance region (Account_Info) as well as collection regions (Orders_Info and Order_Details).
There are icons placed at the top of the Model Layout panel. These icons enable you to perform various tasks. A brief description for each of these icons is given in the table below:
Icon | Name | Purpose & Functionality |
---|---|---|
Add Single Instance Data Region | Adds a new single instance data region | |
Add Collection Data Region | Adds a new colleciton data region | |
Delete Region | To delete a selected data region | |
Create New Export Setting and Run (to Excel) | To export extracted data to an excel file |
Options provided in the Data Export Settings panel enable users to export data to an Excel sheet, a CSV file, or a database table. The exported data can then be used in various flow documents (a dataflow, a workflow, or a subflow).
The icons placed on the top of the Data Export Settings panel perform different functions related to data export. A brief description for each of these icons is given in the table below:
Icon | Name | Purpose & Functionality |
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Create New Export Setting and Run | To export extracted data to an excel, CSV or a database table. | |
Preview Selected Export | Displays a preview of the selected export | |
Run Selected Export | Runs the selected export setting | |
Edit Export Setting | Allows editing the selected export setting | |
Remove Export Setting | Removes/deletes the selected export setting | |
Create Dataflow and Open | Creates a dataflow with the report model source and opens it |
Learn about how to export data here.